News tagged with autonomous software

Google in talks with insurers about self-driving car

A leader of Google Inc.'s driverless car project said Wednesday that the company is in discussions with major auto insurance companies about the implications of integrating its technology into real-world vehicles.

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Apr 26, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (8) | comments 10

Structured English brings robots closer to everyday users

(PhysOrg.com) -- Move over, Jetsons. A humanoid robot named Mae is traipsing around Cornell's Autonomous Systems Lab, guided by plain-English instructions and sometimes even appearing to get frustrated.

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Nov 23, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

MBARI sends underwater robot to study Deepwater Horizon spill (w/ Video)

MBARI's Division of Marine Operations, under an agreement with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), sent a high-tech robotic submersible to the oily waters of the Gulf of Mexico. The ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created May 28, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Robot Armada Might Scale New Worlds

(PhysOrg.com) -- An armada of robots may one day fly above the mountain tops of Saturn's moon Titan, cross its vast dunes and sail in its liquid lakes.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Oct 28, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (12) | comments 5

'Cyber footballers' cloned

A team of IT scientists from the Carlos III University in Madrid (UC3M) has managed to programme clones that imitate the actions of humans playing football on a computer, according to the online version of ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Feb 20, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0